Is There an API to Add Roofing Leads to JobNimbus or AccuLynx? (2026)

Yes, there is an API to add roofing leads to JobNimbus and AccuLynx. Both platforms expose documented REST APIs that accept contact and job records from outside systems. Roofbird connects to JobNimbus, AccuLynx, and SalesRabbit directly — scanned leads push into your CRM automatically, and Roofbird also reads the leads already sitting in that CRM and tells you which ones to call first.

That second half is the part nobody else does. Keep reading.

The short answer

You have three realistic paths to get leads into JobNimbus or AccuLynx: build against their public API yourself, use a middleware tool like Zapier or Make, or use a lead source that already has the integration built. The first two move data. Only the third changes which data you're moving — because the lead source decides whether you're pushing a shared Angi name-and-number into your CRM or a satellite-scored roof with the homeowner's unlocked contact details attached.

Here's the honest breakdown:

• JobNimbus — full public REST API, documented at jobnimbus.com/api, OAuth2 auth, contacts/jobs/tasks endpoints. Solid. It's the system of record for a lot of 3-15 person shops.
• AccuLynx — API access exists but is gated behind partner/enterprise agreements more often than not. If you're a solo or 5-person crew, you're probably not getting direct API credentials. You'll go through a partner integration or middleware.
• SalesRabbit — canvassing-first, API available, commonly used by storm crews who knock before they call.
• Roofbird — pre-built two-way connection to all three. Leads push in. Existing CRM leads get read back and scored. No middleware, no dev time, no per-record Zapier task costs.

None of these four replaces the others. JobNimbus, AccuLynx, SalesRabbit, and Roofr are the systems you already run — invoicing, scheduling, production, commissions, the whole operational spine. Roofbird has none of that and isn't trying to. It answers one question: which of these records should you act on today.

What to actually look for

If you're evaluating a lead source that claims CRM integration, these are the criteria that separate a real integration from a marketing bullet.

1. Does it write, or does it also read? Most integrations are one-way: lead in, record created, done. That's table stakes. The valuable version reads your existing CRM, scores what's already there, and hands you a ranked list. You almost certainly have 800-2,000 names in JobNimbus who talked to you once and never got called again. A one-way integration does nothing for those people.

2. Does the lead arrive with an owner, or just an address? A shared marketplace lead gives you a first name, a phone number that four other roofers also have, and a property address. A direct-prospecting lead should give you the owner's full name, DNC-scrubbed phone numbers, email, mailing address, and whether the property is owner-occupied or an absentee/rental owner. If your lead source can't tell you whether the person you're calling actually lives there, you're going to waste a lot of dials.

3. Is there a condition signal, or just a name? "John Smith, 4412 Ridgeway Dr" is not a lead. It's a name. A lead has a reason to call today — a roof score read from satellite imagery, a hail swath that crossed the property, an age estimate that puts the shingles past 20 years.

4. Can you preview before you pay? Pick a segment — a city, a pipeline stage, everything created before a date, anything untouched for a year — and see how many records match before you spend anything. If the tool can't show you the count first, you're buying blind.

5. Does it know what a competitor already did? No CRM field tracks this. If a homeowner you talked to in 2023 got re-roofed by another contractor in 2025, your JobNimbus record still says "warm lead, follow up." A satellite read catches it. That single flag saves your reps from the most demoralizing call in the business: the one where the homeowner says "we already did that, two years ago."

6. What does the sync cost per record? Zapier tasks add up fast at volume. A native integration doesn't meter you per contact.

How Roofbird handles it

Roofbird connects to JobNimbus, AccuLynx, and SalesRabbit, and it works in both directions.

Direction one: scanned leads push into your CRM. You scan an area — a subdivision, a hail swath, a zip code you want to work — and Roofbird identifies roofs with condition signals worth pursuing. Each one comes with the homeowner's contact details unlocked: owner name, phone numbers, email, mailing address. Every phone number is DNC-scrubbed before it reaches you. Each record also flags whether the property is owner-occupied or owned by an absentee landlord or rental entity, which changes your whole approach — an absentee owner in another state is a different conversation than a guy standing in his own driveway.

That record lands in JobNimbus or AccuLynx as a contact with the roof score attached. Your crew never logs into Roofbird. They open the CRM they already open every morning and the leads are sitting there.

Direction two: Roofbird reads the leads already in your CRM. This is the part that matters more, and it's the reason this integration exists.

Here's the pattern. A contractor has roughly a thousand names in JobNimbus. Every one of them talked to him at least once — a storm inspection, a quote that went cold, a referral that never converted, a homeowner who said "not this year." None of them get called, because there's no reason to pick one over another today. They all look identical in the pipeline. So he goes and buys more strangers instead, at $40-80 a pop from a shared marketplace.

Roofbird reads that CRM, reads the roofs on those records from satellite imagery, and tells him which ones to follow up with. Not all thousand. The forty where something changed.

It also flags the ones a competitor has already re-roofed. No CRM field can tell you that. Your pipeline stage says "quoted, no response." The satellite says the shingles are six months old. Those two facts together save your rep a wasted afternoon and a hit to their morale.

You pick the segment before you spend anything. A city. A pipeline stage. Everything created before a date. Anything untouched for a year. Roofbird shows you how many records match, then scores them. You see the count first.

If you want to watch it run on a real segment, the live demo walks through it end to end.

One more thing worth naming: this is not a replacement for your CRM. JobNimbus runs your jobs. AccuLynx runs your production and your insurance workflows. SalesRabbit runs your canvass. Roofbird has no invoicing, no scheduling, no production management, and no plans to add them. It sits upstream of all of it and answers the question your CRM structurally cannot: out of everything in here, what do I do today.

The DIY path, if you want it

If you'd rather build the API connection yourself, here's what it actually takes.

JobNimbus: Register an app, get OAuth2 credentials, hit the contacts and jobs endpoints. Their docs are at jobnimbus.com/api. You'll need a server to hold the refresh token, handle rate limits, and map your source fields to their schema. A competent dev gets a basic push working in a weekend. Keeping it running — token refresh, error handling, deduplication when the same homeowner comes in twice — is the ongoing cost.

AccuLynx: Assume you need a partner agreement. Their API isn't self-serve for small shops. If you're under 10 people, plan on Zapier or Make as your bridge, and budget the per-task cost.

SalesRabbit: API is available and better documented for self-serve than AccuLynx, but you're still maintaining the pipeline.

The build isn't the hard part. The hard part is that a custom API integration moves whatever data you feed it. If what you're feeding it is a shared marketplace lead with a first name and a phone number, you've built an expensive pipe for mediocre water.

FAQ

Is there an API to add roofing leads to JobNimbus or AccuLynx?

Yes. JobNimbus publishes a full REST API with OAuth2 authentication and contacts, jobs, and tasks endpoints. AccuLynx has an API but typically requires a partner or enterprise agreement, so smaller shops usually connect through middleware like Zapier or Make. Roofbird has a native two-way integration with JobNimbus, AccuLynx, and SalesRabbit — leads push in, and existing CRM leads get read back and scored against satellite imagery.

Is there a free satellite roofing estimator available?

Free satellite views exist — Google Earth, county GIS portals, and most assessor sites let you look at a roof from above at no cost. What they don't give you is a condition score, an age estimate, or an owner contact record. You can look at a roof for free. You can't get a ranked list of which roofs in a subdivision need work, with the owner's DNC-scrubbed phone number attached, for free. Those are different products.

What's the best way to get roofing leads?

The highest-margin roofers don't buy shared leads. They prospect directly — identify roofs with condition signals in their own service area, get the owner's contact details, and reach out before the homeowner ever files a request with Angi or HomeAdvisor. That flips the economics: you're not racing six other contractors to a lead that's already been sold. If you're in storm country, start with the free US hail map to see where the last 12 months of NOAA reports landed, then work those neighborhoods systematically.

Does AccuLynx have an API?

Yes, AccuLynx has an API, but access is generally gated behind a partner or enterprise agreement rather than being self-serve. Small and mid-size roofing shops typically connect to AccuLynx through an integration partner or a middleware platform like Zapier or Make rather than building directly against the API. If you're evaluating a lead source, ask specifically whether they have a native AccuLynx connection or whether you'll be paying middleware task fees on every record.

Do this this week

1. Count your dead leads. Open JobNimbus or AccuLynx and filter for contacts created more than 12 months ago with no activity in the last 6 months. That number is your actual pipeline. Most shops I talk to are sitting on 800-2,000 of them.

2. Check your CRM's API access today. If you're on JobNimbus, log into the developer portal and confirm you can generate credentials. If you're on AccuLynx, email your rep and ask directly whether your plan includes API access or partner integrations. Knowing this takes ten minutes and determines your whole approach.

3. Run one segment through Roofbird before you buy another lead. Pick a single city or a single pipeline stage. See how many records match. Look at the roof scores. Find the ones a competitor already re-roofed and cross them off your list permanently.

4. Stop buying strangers until you've called the people who already talked to you. That's the whole argument. You paid for those leads once. The reason they never converted is that nobody could tell you which one to call. That's a solvable problem now.